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By- Bhumika Gupta
Class – VI
Nav Bharti Public School
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The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest cat
species, most recognisable for their pattern of
dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with a
lighter underside. The species is classified in the
genus Panthera with
the lion, leopard, jaguar and snow leopard.
Tigers are apex predators, primarily preying
on ungulates such as deer and bovids. They are
territorial and generally solitary but
social animals, often requiring large contiguous
areas of habitat that support their prey
requirements. This, coupled with the fact that
they are indigenous to some of the more densely
populated places on Earth, has caused
significant conflicts with humans.
 Sumatran
Tiger. ...
 Amur (or Siberian) tiger (Panthera tigris
altaica) ...
 Indian (or Bengal) tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
...
 South China tiger (Panthera tigris amoyensis)
...
 Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) ...
 Indo-Chinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti)
...
 Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae)
 1)
Hunting for trophy and
consumption:
 2) Hunting of tiger prey:
 3) Human-tiger conflict:
 4) Loss of natural habitat:
 5) Genetic Inbreeding:
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The conservation endeavours in India have been
primarily focused on saving tigers, which is one
of the key wildlife species in the faunal web.
The major threats to tiger population are
numerous, such as poaching for trade, shrinking
habitat, depletion of prey base species, growing
human population etc. The trade of tiger skins
and the use of their bones in traditional
medicines especially in the Asian countries left
the tiger population on the verge of extinction.
Since India and Nepal, provide habitat to about
two-thirds of the surviving tiger population in
the world, these two nations became prime
targets for poaching and illegal trading.